Honzon
General本尊 ・ Reading: ほんぞん
Definition
The honzon is the principal object of worship enshrined in a Buddhist temple, usually a statue or image of a specific Buddha or bodhisattva. Each temple is centred on its own honzon.
本尊 ・ Reading: ほんぞん
The honzon is the principal object of worship enshrined in a Buddhist temple, usually a statue or image of a specific Buddha or bodhisattva. Each temple is centred on its own honzon.